Gateway CEO Ed Coleman Prepares to Resign.Open in New Window
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Ed Coleman, CEO of Gateway, which was recently acquired by Acer is preparing to resign at the end of January 2008. Rudi Schmidleither, a current top executive within Acer will take his place. read more »
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Dell Unveils Its First Tablet PC - Latitude XT.Open in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 354 days ago (http://www.informationweek.com)
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Antone Gonsalves reports at InformationWeek on the release of Dell's new tablet PC - the Latitutde XT. With a $2,500 price tag, 12.1" LCD, 1 GB RAM, 1 GHz Processors, and 40 GB hard drive running W read more »
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Why PCs aren't pricey anymore - Mail Order Computer Sales.Open in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 359 days ago (http://www.news.com)
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Charles Cooper writes an interesting article remembering the days when PC's were sold only through retailers and had price tags in the thousands, followed by mail order companies such as Dell that f read more »
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Macedonia picks Ubuntu for 20,000 PCs, first 7,000 shipped.Open in New Window
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Macedonia is utilizing Ubuntu Linux in its schools and is expected to purchase 20,000 PC's total, with 7,000 already having been shipped. read more »
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Dell Mobile Workstations Preview.Open in New Window
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David Berlind takes a look at Dell's M2300, M4300, and M6300 series laptops which main distinguishing feature is an OpenGL video card which is highly useful for engineers working with CAD/CAM. read more »
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Some Basic Features You Should Demand When Buying a PC.Open in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 393 days ago (http://ptech.allthingsd.com)
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Walt Mossberg gives an overview of features for non-techies that are in the market to purchase a new computer. He covers the basic features that any system purchased these days should include. read more »
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New Gateway Desktop Takes on Look of iMac, but Can’t Match It.Open in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 393 days ago (http://ptech.allthingsd.com)
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Walt Mossberg takes a look at a one all-in-one desktop from Gateway that seeks to compete with Apple's iMac. Unfortunately, he has to give the system a thumbs down based on price, features, and stab read more »
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Everex launches $198 Ubuntu Linux gPC at Wal-MartOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 395 days ago (http://www.desktoplinux.com)
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Everex will be selling a new Ubuntu Linux based desktop at Walmart stores. It seems to be a great machines for basic home users (e.g. email, word processing) and libraries. read more »
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